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- 01 Mar 2023
- What Do You Think?
How Much Does 'Deep Purpose' Matter to the Bottom Line?
the right people is far more strategically important than where they perform their job As remote opportunities have become more pervasive, the main focus should be on the support structure you put in place to ensure your workers succeed.”...
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by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2024
the four or five days surrounding the IPO in 1980. We bet the company at every board meeting.” Superpower: “I think I would say picking good people. I know the real thing when I see it. A lot of it is intuition.” Back to top John B. Hess (MBA 1977) CEO, Hess...
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The MBA Class of 2022 Looks Back - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year...
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- 28 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Profit Power of Corporate Culture
sales per employee). Higher employee continuity leads to better customer relationships that contribute to greater customer loyalty, lower marketing costs, and enhanced sales." Whatever it is and whatever its benefits, a recent survey showed that many American...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
The No. 1 Character Trait You Will Need to Succeed in Business
If you choose to pursue a career in business, I can guarantee that you will experience moments that will test you as never before. At times like those, what quality will you need more than any other? I believe that quality is courage. Imagine the following situations:...
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- 09 May 2017
- What Do You Think?
Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?
controlled for industry and stage in the business cycle.” Bob Vanourek, citing results of a study by the McKinsey Global Institute, said that long-term oriented firms in its sample “outperformed the short-termers in revenue growth, profitability , View Details
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by James Heskett
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Getting Started - Alumni
Careers Getting Started Careers Getting Started Determine Your Next Move Whether you’re content in your current role or thinking about a change, this is your job search destination. Leverage the following resources to help you prepare for...
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- 13 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Family Business: Leadership Roles
resources, and providing performance feedback. Managing is a complement to leading. So much of business and family success has to do with good execution--getting jobs done well, on time, and on budget. Thank goodness for good managers of...
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by John A. Davis
- 13 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Good Incentives Lead to Bad Decisions
incentivized to originate loans," Cole explains. "It wasn't just that they were more conservative, but that they were doing a better job of ferreting out bad loans." Altered Perception Before deciding whether to approve an...
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- September 2006 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
Recruitment of a Star
By: Boris Groysberg, Stephen Balog and Jennifer Haimson
Details power dynamics that unfold in the firm when one of its best and brightest threatens to leave. It focuses on the dynamics of attracting, hiring, compensating, negotiating, and leveraging a star performer in a professional service firm. In particular, traces the...
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Talent and Talent Management;
Compensation and Benefits;
Recruitment;
Resignation and Termination;
Selection and Staffing;
Job Interviews
Groysberg, Boris, Stephen Balog, and Jennifer Haimson. "Recruitment of a Star." Harvard Business School Case 407-036, September 2006. (Revised March 2007.)
- October 2003
- Case
Henry Tam and the MGI Team
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer, Ingrid Vargas and Hillary Anger Elfenbein
Within a short time frame, seven diverse team members assemble to write a business plan for a new company and struggle to define their roles, make decisions together, and resolve conflict. Henry Tam, a second-year Harvard MBA student, who joins an aspiring start-up...
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Interpersonal Communication;
Business Plan;
Groups and Teams;
Decision Making;
Jobs and Positions;
Leadership Style;
Human Resources;
Management Teams;
Conflict and Resolution;
Diversity
Polzer, Jeffrey T., Ingrid Vargas, and Hillary Anger Elfenbein. "Henry Tam and the MGI Team." Harvard Business School Case 404-068, October 2003.
- August 2012
- Case
Danshui Plant No. 2
By: William Bruns, Julie H. Hertenstein and Kelvin Liu
Danshui Plant No. 2 in southern China has a one-year contract with Apple Inc. to assemble 2.4 million iPhones. In the first three months of the contract, the plant is unable to assemble as many phones as expected and is operating at a loss. The plant manager must...
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Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Production;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Manufacturing Industry;
Electronics Industry;
China
Bruns, William, Julie H. Hertenstein, and Kelvin Liu. "Danshui Plant No. 2." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-525, August 2012.
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Interviews - Recruiting
own interview logistics and communications. Start by posting a job listing on the HBS recruiting platform 12twenty . Click “+Post” to complete the required fields and submit. Conducting interviews at an early stage does not always yield...
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Careers | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
levels below the MBA average. Career Resources Job search suggestions for MBAs and Alumni. INITIATIVES focus on societal challenges that are too complex for any one discipline or industry to solve alone.
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- 09 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations
predicting outcomes instead of explaining events with hindsight. An Organization Designed For Four-drive People What is the most basic thing employees at all levels must come to terms with at work? The nature of their individual jobs. How would individual View Details
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by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria
- 13 Jul 2023
- News
The Network Effect
Karan Mathur (left) and Dina Model (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Karan Mathur (left) and Dina Model (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) When Dina Model and Karan Mathur (both MBA 2015) met through mutual friends during their first year at HBS, neither was envisioning a...
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- 11 Oct 2023
- News
Soldier On
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes In November of 2022, 33-year-old Phillip Jones (MPA/MBA 2021) was elected mayor of Newport News, Virginia, where he had spent part of his childhood. The son of two Air Force veterans, he served six years in...
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The Political Power of Weak Interests
By: Gunnar Trumbull
One of the most broadly accepted theoretical claims of public policy is the proposal that interests shared by a large set of actors tend to be under-represented in public policy. From Mancur Olson to George Stigler to James Q. Wilson, our most influential theorists... View Details
- September 2019 (Revised May 2021)
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pymetrics: International Expansion
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In August 2018, pymetrics, a solution offering neuroscience-based recruiting tests, closed a $40 million funding round that valued the business at $160 million. Over 60 companies around the globe were using pymetrics tests in their recruiting process, including...
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BrainTech;
Psychodynamics;
Psychology;
Hiring Of Employees;
Hiring;
Strategic Evolution;
Strategy And Execution;
Startup;
Start-up;
Startups;
Start-ups;
Entrepreneur;
Bias;
Rapid Growth Stage;
Recruitment;
Selection and Staffing;
Strategy;
Business Startups;
Employment;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Global Strategy
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "pymetrics: International Expansion." Harvard Business School Case 720-376, September 2019. (Revised May 2021.)
Uncommon Service
Most companies treat service as a low-priority business operation, keeping it out of the spotlight until a customer complains. Then service gets to make a brief appearance – for as long as it takes to calm the customer down and fix whatever foul-up jeopardized the...
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